The HPCMS Chronicle

Written by Malcolm Mungo When our country, America, claimed independence in 1776, as well as becoming a free country, we also became a capitalist country. Capitalism is the staple of our society, buying and selling goods and services - we couldn’t function without it. Capitalism is a very complex and interesting way of organizing society, with massive multi-billion dollar corporations, down to small family businesses. But what good is all this information? Well, since we live in a capitalistic society, it would make sense to understand what it is and how it works. One of the basic principles of capitalism is supply and demand. How does this work? If a product is in need, in other words, lots of people would benefit from it, then a retailer can come in and start selling this product. The seller will sell lots of this product since lots of people want it, which is demand. But if lots of people buy this product, the seller needs to have lots of that product, so they use their pro...

 By Penelope Mascia and Fiona Florsheim Should kids take standardized tests? We’ve been thinking about this question for a long time. Standardized testing stresses kids out, but it is still important. Not many people enjoy it. Maybe no one enjoys it. I’m not sure. But I do know that standardized tests stress a lot of people out. Some people study a lot, while other people don’t study at all. For example, last year I got stressed out and focused on the subjects that I typically didn't do well in, so I don't get as good of a grade on the subjects that I was usually better with. So we wanted to highlight some pros about standardized testing: It helps kids practice studying  It prepares us for other tests and could make those tests feel like their really easy compared to the state tests It lets the state see where you are in terms of skills In my opinion, the people who make the tests should make the tests shorter and not as important. They should make them last o...